Biographical Sketch of Daniel H. Elwood, Greene County, Missouri,
North Springfield

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Elwood is a son of Henry and Nancy (Diendorff) Elwood, and was born
in Herkimer County, New York, March 12, 1821.  He grew to manhood upon
the farm, which business he followed until 1853.  He then went to Ohio
where he was foreman of a force of men upon the Marietta & Cincinnati
R.R. for a year.  In 1854 he worked upon Illinois Central R.R., and
from 1855 to 1865, he was roadmaster of a division and land agent for
that road.  In 1865 he engaged in the lumber and planing mill business
at Decatur, Illinois.  In 1870 he went to Michigan, where he engaged
extensively in the lumber business.  He sold out in 1877 and moved to
Butler County, Kansas, and engaged in the hotel business at Augusta. He
next bought, fed, and shipped hogs until April, 1882, when he came to 
North Springfield, where he has charge of the St. Louis & San Francisco
R.R. eating house.  Mr. Elwood was married in 1844 to Miss Jennie Jones
of Herkimer, New York.  She died in 1859.  She left three children, two
of whom are living, viz.: William H., head salesman in a mercantile
house at Decatur, Illinois, and Celia A., wife of B. R. Hampashire,
editor of the Decatur Republican.  Mr. Elwood was married the second
time, in 1865, to Mrs. Ellen E. Litten, of Jacksonville, Illinois.
Before the war Mr. Elwood's father was colonel of the 192nd New York
Militia, and Daniel was adjutant of the regiment for four years.

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